Adam Austin Allard (b. 1964 - ) is a musician, technologist, inventor, and visionary.

Early Life

Adam Austin Allard was born January 16 1964 in Waxahachie, Texas to Tonie Arline and Gerald Daniel Allard. His family moved to several locations around the Dallas, Texas area until relocating to Ellsworth, Kansas. His formative years were spent on the Kansas plains where he played in several rock bands and was an on-air personality on AM & FM radio stations. After working in several areas including a partnership for ownership of an FCC Class-A FM radio station, he moved back to his roots in Dallas, Texas to pursue a career in technology.<p>

Music

Allard's guitar playing has been said to be like a hybrid of VanHalen and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Early internet enthusiasts created alt.fan.adamallard to follow his musical exploits. His musical releases are now largely underground with tantilizing tracks released to fans via various web sites and services. Allard's most popular album tracks were "Nice Guy" and "Cry All Night" recorded at Exceptions Studios in 1982.<p>

Entrepenurial===

Allard's visionary skills formed the foundation for many technology startup companies. The first all-Java graphical desktop system from Plenium Corporation, and another company, WebMarkup, that produced the first interactive web annotation system, are among the many technical accomplishments envisioned by Allard and ultimately brought to market by these companies. Sadly, most were many years ahead of the market and none were financially viable at the time of their release. Nonetheless, they were all examples of thought leadership in a wide variety of technology sectors.<p>

===Business

Allard has held various positions ranging from CEO to Chief Architect to various software development and sales roles in many different business sectors ranging from US Government contract work, Fortune 500 companies, closely-held small corporations, and startup companies.